Alai Minar

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Alai Minar is an unfinished, massive stone tower in Delhi, India, begun by Sultan Alauddin Khalji as an ambitious extension to the Qutb complex.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Alai Minar canonical 4
Alai Minar (unfinished) 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf historical structure ⓘ
monument ⓘ
unfinished tower ⓘ
access open to public within Qutb complex ⓘ
architecturalStyle Indo-Islamic architecture ⓘ
associatedDynasty Khalji dynasty ⓘ
associatedWithProject Alauddin Khalji’s extension of the Qutb complex ⓘ
builder Alauddin Khalji ⓘ
city New Delhi metropolitan area ⓘ
linked to: Delhi NCR
constructionPhase only first storey or base completed ⓘ
constructionStatus ruin ⓘ
unfinished ⓘ
constructionTechnique rubble core with dressed stone facing ⓘ
country India ⓘ
culturalSignificance symbol of Alauddin Khalji’s imperial ambitions ⓘ
currentCondition massive circular base ⓘ
diameterApprox about 24 meters ⓘ
governingBody Archaeological Survey of India ⓘ
heightApprox about 25 meters ⓘ
heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site component ⓘ
inscriptionsPresent no known completed inscription program ⓘ
intendedFunction to commemorate Alauddin Khalji’s victories ⓘ
intendedHeightRelativeTo twice the height of Qutb Minar ⓘ
locatedInArea Mehrauli ⓘ
locatedInComplex Qutb complex ⓘ
locatedInDistrict South Delhi ⓘ
location Delhi ⓘ
materialUsed rubble masonry ⓘ
stone ⓘ
nearbyMonument Alai Darwaza ⓘ
Qutb Minar ⓘ
Quwwat-ul-Islam Mosque ⓘ
notableFeature largest unfinished tower base in the Qutb complex ⓘ
ownership Government of India ⓘ
partOf Qutb Minar and its Monuments ⓘ
linked to: Qutb Minar

Qutb archaeological area ⓘ
linked to: Qutb complex
patron Alauddin Khalji ⓘ
purpose monumental minar ⓘ
victory tower ⓘ
reasonForAbandonment death of Alauddin Khalji ⓘ
region North India ⓘ
linked to: northern India
religiousAffiliationHistorical Islam ⓘ
shape cylindrical ⓘ
startOfConstruction early 14th century ⓘ
startOfConstructionApprox c. 1311 ⓘ
tourism popular tourist attraction in Delhi ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageSite Qutb Minar and its Monuments, Delhi ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Qutb Minar → near → Alai Minar ⓘ
Mehrauli → contains → Alai Minar ⓘ
Qutb complex → contains → Alai Minar ⓘ
Quwwat-ul-Islam Mosque → nearbyStructure → Alai Minar (unfinished) ⓘ
linked to: Alai Minar